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ScoopKW--Yeah, what you said. I realize that pro brewing is a whole different ballgame than brewing at home (much respect!). I just think that on the tiny scale that homebrewers deal with, there's no excuse for not being fastidious with your sanitation.

The most egregious error Alton made in the brewing episode was putting un-sanitized packaged ice directly in the cooled/cooling wort. No brewer with even the most basic level of skills would make this error. You're just asking for contamination by doing this. It may seem like a small error to someone who doesn't have any brewing experience, but it violates one of the most basic premises of brewing. Many of us felt that if he was so cavalier with his research into brewing, many of his other shows must have deep flaws in them as well. I don't know for sure if this was the episode where Good Eats actually jumped the shark. I think that stardom eventually went to his head over time. He transformed from everyman to elitist so slowly that most never noticed. I think the final nail in his coffin was NathanM's "Modernist Cuisine." MC really ate whatever was left of Alton's proverbial lunch. I realize that I'm being overly critical here, but I have the utmost admiration for Alton. I have had fantastic results with every single recipe of his that I've used. His Thanksgiving turkey recipe earned me some of highest accolades I have ever received for "my" cooking. I have learned so much from Alton over the years and I really hope he has it within himself to go back to the drawing board and reinvent himself.

I ordered August 15th and got the dreaded April 15th delay notice earlier this week. However, I just checked my Amazon account and the status has changed to "Shipping Soon: These items are being prepared for shipment, and this portion of your order cannot be canceled or changed."

I think the people at Davanni's would disagree with your assertion that chains with 20+ locations have this info in their "back pocket." They're considering closing restaurants to avoid this mandate. Administrative nightmare